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submitted 1 month ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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[–] PoopingCough 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I remember when this went around, and everyone i knew was absolutely sure it contained a virus

[–] dantheclamman 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The end of the simpler era when exe's as email attachments were sometimes ok

[–] jqubed 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I remember one that offered a free cupholder, by opening the CD drive